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I hope I don't come across as horibly spammy on my third post here but I would like to share some info on a project that I've been working on. I know when it comes to free monitoring solutions we're all basically stuck with Nagios or some sort of Linux based product that is typically ugly and...

Microsoft's Onedrive Team have blogged that storage plans are to be changed: Link Removed So storage for normal users will drop to 5GB which if you already have data stored online you'll need to back it up. There are several free alternatives to be found around the Internet and if your...

Hello I am trying to find the least costly, most private way of receiving TV, PC, and phone. I cuerrently have a Comcast gateway for my digital phone, my own router which works with the Comcast gateway for internet and Comcast cable for TV. I could get another phone company and just use a modem...

When Windows 10 releases, don't be surprised if a few of your favorite things are missing. read more Continue reading...

I've been using my Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 as my primary device in recent months as opposed to my desktop As I am trying to embrace the mobile age and one of the things that I'm a little bit disappointed in is that a lot of its office apps are not too good with a lot of catches like subscriptions...

I have a windows 7 computer with a stylus pen and I often use the pen like I would use a piece of scratch paper (sometimes with someone looking on). I've been using "paint.exe" - a program created around the time of the dinosaurs, but it still works. As simple as this program is, it still has 3...

Does anyone know why Microsoft canceled support/discontinued Microsoft Expression Web and why Windows Live Essentials, especially Windows Live Writer hasn't been updated in years? Both are great products but Windows Live Writer is my heartbeat but I stopped using it as i realized that Wordpress'...

Don't trust TrueCrypt anymore. Take a look at a few of the options available to you. Link Removed

Hello, I have owned an alienware x51 gamin desktop for the past year and a half and I'm considering restoring it to factory default to enhance the performance and fix some issues. Over the years I have been actively installing many 3rd party utilities and apps that have changed system files and...

Well the clock is ticking XP folks, less then a month for now XP will be unsupported and you will have to choose what to do. If you want to keep your old hardware thats fine, as these alternatives are good if you dont like the fancy new Windows 8 or 8.1. Just keep in mind no OS will ever fully...

Has anyone found an alternative to the default photo viewer in windows 8.1? Or alternatively, how to change the way it sorts my folders. At the moment, all my old folders are showing first and my new folders are showing last which is a pain. Schwizer

Hi all. I am not originally a windows user, mainly use fedora 20 but on 2 of my laptops there are windows 8 and windows 7 installed. Originally I wanted to have access via ssh to them from my fedora machine. But keep getting disconnected than I tried connecting one windows 7 machine to one...

I have been using Google Calendar and wanted a change so am looking for some free calendar software. i am having a few problems finding any so are there any out there and if so what are the best ones to use?

Hi Everybody, I am in search of best solution for transferring mails from outlook (mac) to outlook (windows). There are a lot of mails that i need to transfer. I have looked into many forums for the solutions but most are for making IMAP account and all. I don't have such a good technical hand...

Are you using Microsfot Office? If not, which freeware are you using to replace MS Office?

i want to rid my computer of anything apple related. im getting sick of everything being confusing and difficult to use. and the new itunes update did not help. problem is i have an iphone. and cant sync without i tunes. or can i? ive heard something about winamp able to sync ipods. but cant...

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Not all of the new Windows 8 apps are 5-star winners. Allow us to suggest some worthy options. Link Removed

Dear Forum, I would welcome some help with the search. I have tried a number of things with this and it doesn't work. Windows 7 Home Premium Sp1 This is what happens now:- Control panel indexing options. Indexing in progress. O items indexed. I now click pause to stop wasting resources. I...